Further qualifications:

During my three years at CBS News, I spent a great deal of time interviewing law enforcement, fire officials and public officials. As an assignment editor, it was my job to maintain organized paths of communication with executive producers, reporters and photographers. This greatly helped me develop excellent communication skills.At the Goethe-Institut Los Angeles, it was my responsibility to draw up a detailed budget for the Institut's upcoming year and a half long dance tour across the United States as well as ensuring that the Institut kept to the 175,000 Euro budget granted by the European Commission.